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Overview
Since 1964, the Department of Religious Studies, at the McMaster University, has offered graduate programmes dealing with religion and human religious experience, past and present, East and West.
The department has no confessional ties; it seeks, rather, to cultivate a positive appreciation of the world's religious traditions in a spirit of free, open enquiry, critical reflection, and solidly-grounded judgment. The department draws on a wide variety of methodological resources, especially philosophical, philloogical, literary, historical, and social scientific, in the effort to understand religion and religious phenomena.
Areas of Research
- Asian Field (Buddhism, East Asian)
- Biblical (Early Judaism, Early christianity)
- Western (Religion and Politics, Religion and the Social Sciences)
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
- Religious Themes in Modern Culture
- Great Books in Asian Religions
- Abraham in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- Introduction to Modern Standard Arabic
- Apocalypse, Then and Now
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
- Part-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Credits
60 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Religious Studies & Theology View 29 other Masters in Religious Studies & Theology in CanadaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 92
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- The normal minimum requirement for admission to M.A. study is graduation with B+ standing in an Honours program or equivalent in Religious Studies, or in a related discipline with significant emphasis on the study of religion
- All incoming students should have completed the equivalent of six units (one full year course) of undergraduate work in Asian religions
- All incoming students should have completed the equivalent of six units (one full year course) of undergraduate work in Western religions
- A candidate for the M.A. degree will be required to spend at least one calendar year in full-time graduate study or the equivalent in part-time study
Tuition Fee
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International
11396 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 5698 CAD per semester and a duration of 24 months. -
National
4204 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 2102 CAD per semester and a duration of 24 months.
Funding
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